Miyerkules, Abril 26, 2017

Danny, who
owned one of two main newsstands in Dagupan City, told me that newspaper
business declines.

My city
has a population of 171, 271 according to the 2015 Census. Besides its population this Bangus City has been a watering hole of people in the towns of Central Pangasinan
who probably buy their newspapers here.

“Dati rati nakakabenta ako ng 30 (Philippine
Daily Inquirer) pero daily average ko ngayon 15 lang ( I used to sell 30
Philippine Daily Inquirer’s newspapers in the good old days but now I can sell
only 15 dailies for an average)," Danny cited

The nephew
of former five-time House Speaker Joe “JDV” de Venecia told us recently media
men and former public officials at a coffee house in Robinsons- Calasiao that
Dagupan City Vice Mayor Brian Lim should take his time.

“He should
not run as mayor in 2019, he bids his time till 2022 when Mayor Belen
(Fernandez) ends her last term,” Solo de Venecia opined.

He said
that Fernandez has no heir apparent that could threaten Brian’s moist eyes on
the mayoralty.
“He would be mayor in 2022,” Solo, who speaks like JDV, quipped.

But a
political analyst, who asked anonymity, disagreed on the prognosis of the
former Speaker’s nephew.

“The De
Venecias (Speaker, former congresswoman Manay Gina, and incumbent Representative
Toff) would not allow Brian to be whisked to the mayoralty”.

He said
that Mayor Belen and Congressman Toff would swap posts in 2022 to frustrate Lim,
an absentee vice mayor, becoming the top executive of the Bangus City.

“Brian as
mayor would undermine the chance of the de Venecia’s to prolong their hold in
the 4th Congressional District. Dagupan City’s mammoth numbers of
voters are indispensable to the de Venecias. Without them, the de Venecias
could just kiss goodbye their future in the congressional office,” he said.

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